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Weekly Flylady Thread 4th August 2008

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  • TAG
    TAG Posts: 2,823 Forumite
    Sort out bank account (ahem! hangs head in shame:o )
    Ahem!! Weren't you supposed to be doing this over the weekend?
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    Social work pays better - I will PM you
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,487 Forumite
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    Tuesday Twister! - Living room, halls and stairs
    Level 1
    Vacuum floors and sofas and hall and stairs
    Level 2
    Dusting, even if around everything
    Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
    Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
    HHI
    Level 3
    Sort through a dumping drawer/cupboard
    Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
    Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –
    1. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
    2. Sort out the bank account. NOW. TODAY.
    3. Measure - and write down measurements in sensible place - of photos and pic for framing ready for when we go to Ikea or town so that can finally frame them.
    4. Type letter of complaint to broadband supplier.
    And thats all folks!
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,487 Forumite
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    TAG wrote: »
    Ahem!! Weren't you supposed to be doing this over the weekend?

    err

    yes

    sorry:o :o:o:o
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
  • rach
    rach Posts: 5,476 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    TAG wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me how long you have to wait before you find out if your 'allowed' to become a freecycle member?

    depends where you are and how quick the mods are i think but shouldn't be more than a couple of days i'm sure.

    dinner was lovely and i'd thoroughly recommend nigella's instant chocolate mousse - recipe here

    DH is just putting his new cds onto his ipod. one happy chap, which is nice :j

    busy week at work for me as colleague gonna be off for at least a few days - nasty flu, so i have to cover some of her work... so will try and fly but can't promise it won't be the usual weekend flutter. at least tmoorrow's dinner is sorted (leftover lasagne with wedges) so don't have to do much there ;)
    Mum to gorgeous baby boy born Sept 2010:j
  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    tiamai_d wrote: »
    Whats one year of your life anyway??? Bursary is £81 a week, they pay your childcare, it's bloody great!

    Are you getting a bursary because of the course you are doing? And they pay your childcare? How did you manage that!
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
  • TAG
    TAG Posts: 2,823 Forumite
    rach wrote: »
    depends where you are and how quick the mods are i think but shouldn't be more than a couple of days i'm sure.

    dinner was lovely and i'd thoroughly recommend nigella's instant chocolate mousse - recipe here

    Thank you rach on both counts there.
  • nicki_2
    nicki_2 Posts: 7,321 Forumite
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    pigpen wrote: »
    Wonderful.. are you sure she isn't mine???

    I always know when someone in here is ill because they stop singing and prancing..

    In that case I'm sending her back to you on the next train :rotfl::rotfl:
    Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.
    Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!
  • gunsandbanjos
    gunsandbanjos Posts: 12,246 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    Monday Melee - Kitchen and Dining Room
    Level One
    [strike]Clear and wipe kitchen surfaces[/strike][strike]
    Clear 1 window sill
    [/strike]Level Two
    [strike]Sweep and mop floors[/strike][strike]
    Scrub out the sticky fridge!
    Wipe dining table.. (clean table cloth if necessary)
    [/strike]Level Three
    [STRIKE]
    Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
    Wipe and replace all those small appliances.. kettle, toaster etc

    Clean cupboard door fronts and fronts of appliances .. don't forget those kick boards..
    Clean out your mankiest kitchen cupboard..

    [/STRIKE]
    Extra Mission : help yourself

    1. [strike]
      1. Clean the hob
      2. Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps.. a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
      3. 32 fling boogie..
      4. Phone someone you love just to tell them so!
      5. Empty the bin.. wash it out.. and make it smell SWEET
      [/strike]
    My list looks so pretty all crossed out:D
    1. Tuesday Twister! - Living room, halls and stairs
    1. Level 1
      Vacuum floors and sofas and hall and stairs
      Level 2
      Dusting, even if around everything
      Remove clutter making sure stairs especially are safe
      Clean TV, other electricals and cabinets
      HHI
      Level 3
      Wipe and water plants
      Sort through a dumping drawer/cupboard
      Vacuum under furniture you can manage to move without hurting yourself
      Extra Mission: Pick one or more of the following tasks –
    2. Clean windows & any other glass like mirrors, pictures etc
    3. Sort through shoes and coats and bags
    4. Binbag dance.. Get a binbag.. fill it and bin it!!!
    5. Wash any cushions, throws or curtains that need it
    The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Bertrand Russell
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    nicki wrote: »
    In that case I'm sending her back to you on the next train :rotfl::rotfl:

    Like you'd ever be without her!

    How is that sis of yours doing? I've not seen her about for a while!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
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